Pogostemon
Pogostemon is a large genus from the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1815. It is native to warmer parts of Asia, Africa, and Australia.[1]
| Pogostemon | |
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| Pogostemon cablin | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Eudicots | 
| Clade: | Asterids | 
| Order: | Lamiales | 
| Family: | Lamiaceae | 
| Subfamily: | Lamioideae | 
| Genus: | Pogostemon Desf.  | 
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The best known member of this genus is patchouli, Pogostemon cablin, widely cultivated in Asia for its scented foliage, used for perfume, incense, insect repellent, herbal tea, etc.[2] In 1997, it was proposed for the genus to be split into three subgenera— Allopogostemon Bhatti & Ingr., Dysophyllus (Blume) Bhatti & Ingr., and Pogostemon sensu Bhatti & Ingr. based on numerous morphological characteristics.[3][4][5] However, the significant variability in these traits as well as possible convergent evolution within this genus has made classification of species challenging.[3][6] Some members of the genus (e.g. Pogostemon erectus, Pogostemon stellatus, Pogostemon helferi) are grown ornamentally in the aquarium hobby and are used for aquascaping.
Selected species
    
Species include:[7]
- Pogostemon amaranthoides Benth.
 - Pogostemon andersonii (Prain) Panigrahi
 - Pogostemon aquaticus (C.H.Wright) Press
 - Pogostemon atropurpureus Benth.
 - Pogostemon auricularius (L.) Hassk. - southeast Asia
 - Pogostemon barbatus Bhoti & Ingr.
 - Pogostemon benghalensis (Burm.f.) Kuntze
 - Pogostemon brachystachyus Benth.
 - Pogostemon brevicorollus Y.Z.Sun
 - Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth. - South Asia & southeast Asia
 - Pogostemon championii Prain
 - Pogostemon chinensis C.Y.Wu & Y.C.Huang
 - Pogostemon crassicaulis (Benth.) Press
 - Pogostemon cristatus Hassk.
 - Pogostemon cruciatus (Benth.) Kuntze
 - Pogostemon dasianus A.B.De & Mukerjee
 - Pogostemon deccanensis (Panigrahi) Press
 - Pogostemon dielsianus Dunn
 - Pogostemon elatispicatus Bhoti & Ingr.
 - Pogostemon elsholtzioides Benth.
 - Pogostemon erectus (Dalzell) Kuntze
 - Pogostemon esquirolii (H.Lév.) C.Y.Wu & Y.C.Huang
 - Pogostemon falcatus (C.Y.Wu) C.Y.Wu & H.W.Li
 - Pogostemon formosanus Oliv. - Taiwan
 - Pogostemon fraternus Miq.
 - Pogostemon gardneri Hook.f.
 - Pogostemon glaber Benth.
 - Pogostemon glabratus Chermsir. ex Press
 - Pogostemon globulosus Phuong ex Suddee & A.J.Paton
 - Pogostemon griffithii Prain
 - Pogostemon hedgei V.S.Kumar & B.D.Sharma
 - Pogostemon helferi (Hook.f.) Press
 - Pogostemon heyneanus Benth. - South Asia & southeast Asia
 - Pogostemon hirsutus Benth.
 - Pogostemon hispidocalyx C.Y.Wu & Y.C.Huang
 - Pogostemon hispidus (Benth.) Prain
 - Pogostemon kachinensis (Mukerjee) Panigrahi
 - Pogostemon koehneanus (Muschl.) Press
 - Pogostemon linearis (Benth.) Kuntze
 - Pogostemon litigiosus Doan ex Suddee & A.J.Paton
 - Pogostemon lythroides (Diels) Press
 - Pogostemon macgregorii W.W.Sm.
 - Pogostemon manipurensis V.S.Kumar
 - Pogostemon membranaceus Merr.
 - Pogostemon menthoides Blume
 - Pogostemon micangensis G.Taylor
 - Pogostemon mollis Benth.
 - Pogostemon mutamba (Hiern) G.Taylor
 - Pogostemon myosuroides (Roth) Kuntze
 - Pogostemon nelsonii Doan ex Suddee & A.J.Paton
 - Pogostemon nepetoides Stapf
 - Pogostemon nigrescens Dunn
 - Pogostemon nilagiricus Gamble
 - Pogostemon paludosus Benth. - southern India
 - Pogostemon paniculatus (Willd.) Benth.
 - Pogostemon parviflorus Benth.
 - Pogostemon peethapushpum Pradeep
 - Pogostemon peguanus (Prain) Press
 - Pogostemon pentagonus (C.B.Clarke ex Hook.f.) Kuntze
 - Pogostemon petiolaris Benth.
 - Pogostemon philippinensis S.Moore
 - Pogostemon plectrantoides Desf.
 - Pogostemon pressii Panigrahi
 - Pogostemon pubescens Benth.
 - Pogostemon pumilus (Graham) Press
 - Pogostemon purpurascens Dalzell
 - Pogostemon quadrifolius (Benth.) F.Muell.
 - Pogostemon raghavendranii R.Murugan & Livingst.
 - Pogostemon rajendranii Ramasamy
 - Pogostemon reflexus Benth.
 - Pogostemon reticulatus Merr.
 - Pogostemon rogersii N.E.Br.
 - Pogostemon rotundatus Benth.
 - Pogostemon rugosus (Hook.f.) El Gazzar & L.Watson
 - Pogostemon rupestris Benth.
 - Pogostemon salicifolius (Dalzell ex Hook.f.) El Gazzar & L.Watson
 - Pogostemon sampsonii (Hance) Press
 - Pogostemon septentrionalis C.Y.Wu & Y.C.Huang
 - Pogostemon speciosus Benth.
 - Pogostemon stellatus (Lour.) Kuntze - southeast Asia, southern China, northern Australia
 - Pogostemon stocksii (Hook.f.) Press
 - Pogostemon strigosus (Benth.) Benth.
 - Pogostemon szemaoensis (C.Y.Wu & S.J.Hsuan) Press
 - Pogostemon tisserantii (Pellegr.) Bhoti & Ingr.
 - Pogostemon travancoricus Bedd.
 - Pogostemon trinervis Chermsir. ex Press
 - Pogostemon tuberculosus Benth.
 - Pogostemon velatus Benth.
 - Pogostemon vestitus Benth.
 - Pogostemon villosus (Roxb.) Benth.
 - Pogostemon wattii C.B.Clarke
 - Pogostemon wightii Benth.
 - Pogostemon williamsii Elmer
 - Pogostemon xanthiifolius C.Y.Wu & Y.C.Huang
 - Pogostemon yatabeanus (Makino) Press
 
References
    
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
 - Leung A, Foster S Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs and cosmetics John Wiley and Sons 1996
 - Pramali, Kanjana; Bongcheewin, Bhanubong; Traiperm, Paweena (2018-06-01). "Leaf micromorphological adaptation of Pogostemon spp. (section Eusteralis) in Thailand". Agriculture and Natural Resources. 52 (3): 250–258. doi:10.1016/j.anres.2018.09.002. ISSN 2452-316X.
 - Bhatti, G. R. and M. Ingrouille. “Systematics of Pogostemon (Labiatae).” Bulletin of The Natural History Museum. Botany Series (1997): n. pag.
 - INGROUILLE, M. & Bhatti, Ghulamraza. (2008). Infrageneric relationships within Pogostemon Desf. (Labiatae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 128. 159 - 183. 10.1111/j.1095-8339.1998.tb02114.x.
 - Yao, G., Deng, Y., & Ge, X. (2015). A TAXONOMIC REVISION OF POGOSTEMON (LAMIACEAE) FROM CHINA. Phytotaxa, 200, 1-67.
 - The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved June 19, 2016
 
